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The Sauce Boss is totally unique, with high energy originals, a commanding stage presence, and a musical/cooking demonstration. He makes a pot of gumbo onstage, mixing media like cornbread, literally singing the recipe. At the end of the show Wharton shares a sample of the gumbo with the crowd, turning strangers into friends as they flock to get a taste of community which no one else can deliver.

The Sauce Boss tours both as a one-man band with slide guitar, bass and drums, but kicks it up a notch when he brings his band Extra Sauce with him. Veteran drummer Brett Crook, guitar phenom Neal Goree, and powerhouse bass player Kendrick Jacobs add plenty of fire to heat up this musical gumbo. This band ROCKS!!!  

Sauce Boss new CD “With Extra Sauce” (Release Date was April 17, 2026)
The Extra Sauce is slathered all over these Bill Wharton tunes,. And also a couple of traditional songs are drippin with the stuff. Neal Goree (guitar), Kendrick Jacobs (bass), and Brett Crook (drums) give the album the flavor not unlike my Liquid Summer Hot Sauce. Especially when you dump Liquid Summer into your BBQ sauce. The umami of that hot, sweet and sour, describes the Extra Sauce just fine. Also my long time friend and jammin buddy, David Davidson, supplied string arrangements for two tunes. The cherry on the top of this offering. 

Bill Wharton (Sauce Boss) is the guy Jimmy Buffett sang about in his song "I Will Play for Gumbo." Wharton’s anthem “Let the Big Dog Eat” is included on Buffett’s “Late Night Menu at the Margaritaville Cafe” album. Albert Castiglia released his cover of the tune, and it hit #1 on blues charts. "Let the Big Dog Eat" has also appeared in the movies, “Something Wild” (Jonathan Demme), and the Rock Doc, “Jimmy Carter Rock and Roll President.” This tune and sixteen other works in the documentary earned Wharton “‘Best Original Score” from the Los Angeles Film Awards. 

Sauce Boss' 2024 CD“The Sauce” was a finalist at the 2025 International Blues Challenge in the Best Self-Produced CD category.

In Fall 2025 the quartet Sauce Boss with Extra Sauce put on quite a show at the Suwannee Roots Festival in Florida and at The Niagara Falls Blues Festival. From the Grateful Web review by Ashley Feller “...After dinner, we made our way to the dance tent for a powerful performance by Florida’s own Sauce Boss. If you live in Florida and haven’t seen Sauce Boss, can you really call yourself a Floridian? The band was delightfully loud, and the crowd was electric as we gleefully chanted “HOT SAUCE!” while Sauce Boss mischievously poured two bottles of his homemade hot sauce into a giant steaming pot of gumbo. Everyone was dancing, and even those too shy to move couldn’t keep their feet still. When the music ended, Sauce Boss invited everyone to line up by the stage, where he served piping-hot bowls of his seafood gumbo. Yes, we had just eaten wings—but there’s always room for gumbo, especially when it’s made right in front of you by the band. The gumbo was rich and unforgettable, a perfect ending to a night filled with rhythm and flavor....”